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A town of 467 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Béthines is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Béthines does most differently from other towns.
Béthines has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1937.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Béthines.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.1% of the town, below Vienne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 12% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Béthines | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Béthines has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For its 150 residents in work, Béthines has 150 jobs: 0.8 each. Households’ median disposable income: €24,200 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 7.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Béthines: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Béthines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens: Photo: Mith · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Béthines yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Béthines | 467 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Blanc Indre | 6,164 | 7.5 | B− | A+ | D | B− |
| Montmorillon | 5,821 | 9.8 | B | A | C | A− |
| Chauvigny | 7,007 | 16 | B+ | A | B− | B− |
| Valdivienne | 2,715 | 17 | — | A | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Béthines is a commune of 467 people in the Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.